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John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit the earth, has died at the age of 95. He was the last surviving member of the original seven 'Right Stuff' Mercury astronauts, which helped put the US on an equal space footing with the Soviets....

Katie Mack, a cosmologist who harbours her own ambitions to follow in the astronauts footsteps, recounts the captivating, little known story of her grandfather, Captain Willard Samuel Houston, who acted quickly - and secretly - when Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael ...